Buongiorno! Thanks for following me on my journey until the finale! We’ve made it to the end, and it’s truly bittersweet. These three weeks were not at all what I expected, but in the best way possible. I imagined I would venture out on my first long-term trip alone and return with a suitcase full…
Author: Joy
Phoneless in Firenze: Navigating a New Environment
Ciao di nuovo! This experience is one I expected to learn, but could have never anticipated the amount of growth I would truly experience in just three weeks. My first night, my phone was stolen by a pickpocketer. While I always imagined that this would be a traumatic ordeal, it was so much worse than…
An Intro to Joy’s Journey in Italy<3
Buonasera! My name is Joy Gimei and I am currently a rising Senior majoring in Information Science and pursuing a certificate in Engineering for Humanity. I participated in the Food Studies in Italy program, in which we contextualized gender and food within the diverse regions of Italy, and the processes required for production, distribution, and…